Question

I was told to bring a 32 oz. insulated mug, so our drinks do not get warm. Is this a good idea? Also, what time does the pool bar open? My wife and I like to party in the morning/afternoon. We will be there July 12 - 17.

You can bring an insulated mug, but it cannot be filled with drinks from the bar. And your drink won't sit long enough to get warm anyway! I used to bring a water bottle to keep ice water in, but now CTI gives bottles to reduce plastic so that's not even necessary anymore.

Depends on the bar and resort, but most open at 10am! But at breakfast, they have mimosas and bloody marys to pass the time.

Glad someone spoke to this, we were at the bank yesterday and some teller who hadn't ever been to a Couples was telling us to bring big mugs to pour our bar drinks in because they are SO small and they will get hot and sandy and we'll NEVER get more drinks, so she was saying we could eliminate the need to walk all the way to the bar with this huge mug we bring from home. I had to laugh at her. I'm not worried about walking anywhere, I'll be in paradise, LOL... on top of that... I wondered if it was "legit" to put alcohol in our own mugs... I didn't figure it would be.

Just hangout at one of the swim-up bars and you for sure will not be far from the alcohol!! The only way your drink is going to get warm, is if you just sit there and nurse your drink. Don't worry about bringing something to keep your drink cold. Just relax, enjoy, and do not worry about a thing.

and some teller who hadn't ever been to a Couples was telling us...
That statement right there should of turned on the red lights and the whistles.

You will not find anywhere on the Couples Message Board FAQ's saying bring a 32 oz insulated mug or for that fact any container. The staff will not fill these containers if presented to them for alcoholic drinks. The resorts are equiped with plenty of glasses.

There have been those who have brought containers and filled them with ice and water but if asked the staff would of easily have provided them with a glass of the same so why pack them?

Unlike other resorts, Couples' drinks are not small and the wait at the bar is never long. You won't need a big, insulated mug. Even if you had one, it is against Couples policy for a bartender to fill one of these mugs.

Kim- as the reponse said cn bartenders will not fill a non couples service glass. - If you have a discreet/understated insulated " i am not trailer trash logo riddled insulated keg"
cup you can order a double pour in and put on the lid
1) no sand
2) keeps it cold without having to rush
3)much easier to float and sip with then without
4) you can use the insulated for water ot stay hydrated and off set the crash of the 14 humming bird you might ingest before lunch

Originally Posted by Kim<3Todd8809

Glad someone spoke to this, we were at the bank yesterday and some teller who hadn't ever been to a Couples was telling us to bring big mugs to pour our bar drinks in because they are SO small and they will get hot and sandy and we'll NEVER get more drinks, so she was saying we could eliminate the need to walk all the way to the bar with this huge mug we bring from home. I had to laugh at her. I'm not worried about walking anywhere, I'll be in paradise, LOL... on top of that... I wondered if it was "legit" to put alcohol in our own mugs... I didn't figure it would be.

I always pack some Koozies to take with us. The bups at CN fit great in them, helps keep the drink cold (not that it stays in there long) and they are not so apt to fall over. Then we leave to go back to the cold, cruel world we leave them in the room along with a bunch of other gifts that we bring.

I always pack some Koozies to take with us. The bups at CN fit great in them, helps keep the drink cold (not that it stays in there long) and they are not so apt to fall over. Then we leave to go back to the cold, cruel world we leave them in the room along with a bunch of other gifts that we bring.

Yeah I thought so about the mugs, I think it's silly to pack your own, but to each their own... It did raise plenty of flags when that old biddy at the bank was saying to us "I don't know if you'll like Jamaica.." when we JUST told her we were getting married there.
HELLO? Negative much? Grief, those kinds of people make me want to put sand fleas in their clothes =D